Review Summary

Refusing to slot comfortably into any recognizable genre, “The Oregonian” teases us with horror and amnesia-mystery conventions without sealing the deal either way. From a commercial standpoint this is more than a little risky, encouraging nonplused critics to dust off the “experimental” tag that sends most moviegoers running for the hills. Yet this first feature from Calvin Lee Reeder (who also wrote the story, such as it is) doesn’t feel like an experiment; it feels like a journey whose destination was firmly predetermined. Creepy, silly, startling, irritating, and black-vomit-and-multicolored-urine disgusting, “The Oregonian” wears out its welcome within 30 minutes. — Jeannette Catsoulis